The Israeli occupation army announced on Sunday morning the deaths of two soldiers, a technology and maintenance officer and a member of the elite Golani Brigade, during Saturday’s battles in the southern Gaza Strip. The soldiers were killed following an attack targeting an Israeli armored vehicle in Khan Younis, against a Namer armored personnel carrier (APC).
Fighters from the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza attached an explosive device to the Namer APC in Khan Younis, setting it ablaze, according to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
Details published by Maariv indicate that Palestinian fighters emerged from a tunnel opening near a Golani Brigade position in Khan Younis. They were able to approach the Israeli armored vehicle and attach an explosive device before retreating.
Preliminary investigations revealed that three soldiers were inside the Namer vehicle at the time of the blast. Two of them were killed instantly, while the third sustained injuries and was later transported to the hospital by air force aircraft after receiving first aid on site.
The Israeli army’s 36th Division has launched an investigation into how the fighters were able to reach the armored vehicle undetected and successfully plant the explosive device.
Source: Al Mayadeen
